The Jets D pretty much shut down Morrall, but Namath deserves a lot of credit for controlling the game and the clock, and keeping the ball out of Baltimore's hands for much of that game. Remember, back then, QBs called their own plays. Namath was 17/28 and 206 yards, a lot of them short passes to Snell and Mathis out of the backfield, or to George Sauer on short outs. Don Maynard didn't have a single catch the whole game--they used him as a decoy. The AFL was supposedly the home of the mad bombers, put it up 50 times a game and win 52-49 ;)

Time of Possession NYJ 36:10 Bal 23:50

Snell had 30 carries for 121 yards to go with his receptions.

The Jets D picked Morrall 3 times, and Unitas once.

And yes, a little known fact, Buddy Ryan was one of Weeb Ewbank's assistants. They weren't "co-ordinators" back then---just assistant coaches.

So Mike.
Back to my origional point the Bigfish can't see to comprehend.
Do you think Steve Young is a 1st ballot hall of famer when Marino is in the same year?

Looking at who else was on this year's ballot---yup. It's not like baseball where you can have only one guy elected--or even zero from time to time. You have to elect a minimum of three (not two as I originally stated) every year. Young has better credentials than the rest of the field, much as I love Harry Carson.

Is there a bias in favor of QBs in the Hall---betcha ass there is. 21 QBs as opposed to 24 RBs (most teams have two of them, ya know ;) ) 19 wideouts of which most teams have two. Only 6 tight ends. And 19 DBs, bearing in mind that most teams field 4.

Look at it this way--if Ted Williams and Al Kaline became eligible for baseball's Hall the same year, would you deny Kaline just because Teddy Ballgame was on the ballot? Kaline had the stats to make it, he's in. You're not comparing them head to head, you're recognizing the respective achievements of both.

I would have picked Art Monk!!!

Mike....that was my point several posts ago...but Ron could not see that then and probably won't see it now because Stabler did not make it in and he seems blinded by that fact, not the fact that they are not being compared one to the other but simply, once again, being honored for their individual achievements.:D

You could pick as many as 6.

I would have picked Richard Dent, as I thought he was a better DE than his Bears teammate Dan Hampton, who's already in Canton.

Harry Carson.

Monk over Irvin.

Greenwood was as valuable to the Steel Curtain as Mean Joe.

Plus Marino and Young, of course.

There's my 6.

Honoring old-timers like Fritz Pollard and Benny Friedman is nice, but they should be in a separate voting category like baseball. I thought they were, but apparenly they're not. How the voters can pass on the qualifications of players they never saw is beyond me. And even tho I'm a Giants fan, I never heard of Benny Friedman before today :huh:

Just as you think (and I agree) that there should be seperate voting catagory for old timers,
I think that only a select few at any position should ever qualify as 1st year eligibly inducties. and not because they have to fill a number of inducties and have to pick the best of whats left of the finalist!!!